Hosiery container and display device



y 1934- R. B. CRAWFORD, JR 1,957,248

HOSIERY CONTAINER AND DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Feb. 8, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet lINVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

May 1, 1934- R. B. CRAWFORD, JR

HOSIERY CONTAINER AND DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Feb. 8, 1955 2.Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR 4 fi ATTORNEYS Patented May 1, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEHOSIERY CONTAINER AND DISPLAY DEVICE Application February 8,

1 Claim.

My invention relates to a new and improved hosiery holder and displaydevice.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a device of this typewhich can be simply and cheaply manufactured, and which can be made froma single sheet of heavy paper or similar cheap and bendable material.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of this type whichshall display the welt or top of a stocking, While holding the stockingin compact form.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of this type whichshall make it possible to display a large number of stockings in a smallspace.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of this type bymeans of which the stockings can be mounted so that they can beconveniently handled and shipped and displayed.

Another object of my invention is to provide a 29 device of this typethat will display on the outside of the device the welt or top of thestocking by having part of the device on the inside of the stockingitself and that portion of the stocking not so displayed on the outsideof the device,

folded on the inside of the device into a compact uniform package.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of this type thatwill fit any size stocking or hose and can be so constructed in size tohold from one to one dozen pairs.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and drawings which illustrate a preferred embodimentthereof.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the completely set-up device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the device is made.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are plan views which illustrate the various operationsin folding the blank and assembling it with the stocking, in order toset up the device.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a blank, illustrating a different embodiment ofthe invention.

Fig. 7 illustrates the blank shown in Fig. 6 in the operative condition.

The device generally comprises a body portion 1, having aligned pairs ofslits 2, said slits being located at the longitudinal edges of the bodyportion 1.

Said body portion is scored along the lines 3, 4, 5 and 6, so as toprovide a holding tab 7a, upon which the welt of the stocking can bemounted. By folding the device along said score lines, a structure isproduced which resembles an envelope or box, which is open at the sidesthereof.

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When the member shown in Fig. 2 is folded along said score lines, themembers 7 and 8 form the end walls of the device. The member 9 thenforms a partial front wall, and said member 9 is provided with holdingtabs 10, and said holding tabs 10 can be laced through the slits 2, inorder to connect the front-wall member 9 to the body of the device.

As shown in Fig. 3, the welt portion of a stocking H can be slipped uponthe tab 711. The remainder of the stocking can be neatly folded inseveral layers adjacent the welt, underneath said tab 7a, and the weltmay cover all or a part of the tab 7a.

The device is then folded along the score lines 3 and 4, so that thefolded part of the stocking is then underneath the tab 7a, and only thewelt part is visible.

The member 9 is then folded over the stocking and over the free end ofthe tab 7a, and the connecting tabs 10 are laced through the slits 2,this being fully indicated in Fig. 1.

The completed device therefore is a structure similar to an envelope ora small box, the entire device being made from a single piece of thinbendable material, such as heavy paper, cardboard, or the like.

The member 9 holds in position the tab '7 and the stocking H, so thatonly the welt portion of the stocking is visible.

It is clear that the device is extremely simple to construct and tomanipulate, and that it makes it possible to display, ship, and pack thestocking in very compact form.

Generally speaking, the device comprises a mount M, on which a portionof the stocking is mounted, and an auxiliary member 1, the stocking infolded form being held between the members 7a and 1.

If desired, the blank could be made from suitable transparent ortranslucent material, such as cellophane, or other cellulose material.Likewise, the mount 7a could be made of sufficient length (if desired),so as to fill all or a part of the stocking, in which case the mount 7ais folded together with the stocking, in order to enable the stocking infolded form to be located between the mount 7a and the auxiliary member1.

My invention generally covers any device of this general type, as thedetails shown in the preferred embodiment, can be omitted and changedWithout departing from the essential spirit of the invention.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6, the blank comprises a mount ormount-tab 7a, and said device also comprises a rear end wall 7, and afront end wall 8.

In this embodiment, the top wall 20 of the device is provided with aslit 21, which may have the tapered shape shown in Fig. 6. The welt ofthe stocking is placed over the mount-tab 7a, and the remainder of thestocking is folded between the members 1 and 7a, in the mannerpreviously described.

The length of each fold of the stocking may be approximately equal tothe length of the tab 7a. The end of the tab is then inserted throughthe slit 21. Due to the tapered shape of the mounttab 7a, and thetapered shape of the slit 21, there is sufiicient frictional engagementto hold the parts in the position shown in Fig. 7.

This embodiment is in many respects superior to the one which has beenpreviously illustrated since the device can be made more cheaply, andthe assembly requires less time.

In both embodiments the stocking is held between the mount-tab 7a andthe auxiliary member 1.

I claim:

A hosiery display device, said device having a body portion, a front endwall, and a rear end wall, said rear end wall having a mount-tabconnected thereto, the front end wall having a top wall connectedthereto, said top wall having a slit thereon, said mount-tab having thewelt of a stocking located thereon and exposed to view, the end of saidmount-tab being inserted into said slit, the remainder of the stockingbeing located below said mount-tab.

ROBERT B. CRAWFORD, JR.

